Media Tech

Video is powerful because it allows you to see someone’s face, hear their voice, and pick up on all the non-verbal communication cues you otherwise miss. There is a general perception that expensive equipment and expertise are required to create successful video content, but that is simply not true. Here are three simple steps to create professional-looking videos.  Step 1: Record the video on your phone Start by recording the video on your mobile device. That’s all you need – no fancy, expensive DSLR camera; just your phone. The quality of videos recorded on smartphones has improved drastically and they are getting better. If you plan to upload the video onto your YouTube channel (which I highly recommend), then you should be holding the phone  horizontally  when you record. Conversely, if you plan on uploading your video directly to your social media platforms, hold your phone  vertically  while recording. Before you press record, place ...

T he brain is to human as a processor is to a smartphone! Precisely, a processor drives the overall working of a smartphone, and the quest for a smartphone with a powerful one is in trends these days. A smartphone with a good processor does wonders for the user experience and for us, 21th-century peeps, who are less patient and more impulsive, the faster and powerful processor is a need more than a want. Qualcomm is arguably the biggest chipset maker in the mobile world and its most recent offering in the high-end processor segment is Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. Snapdragon 855 Features As for basics, the Snapdragon 855 processor is an upgrade over its predecessor Snapdragon 845 (10nm process tech) with three times better AI performance, and is based on 7nm processing tech. The major features of the chipset include support for the 5G network (which is the latest thing) and improved AI for voice, camera, gaming, battery and more. With improvement...